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Today Christians : stand at the head of [this country] : I pledge that I never will tie myself to parties who want to destroy Christianity .. We want to fill our culture again with the Christian spirit : We want to burn out all the recent immoral developments in literature, in the theater, and in the press-in short, we want to burn out the poison of immorality which has entered into our whole life and culture as a result of liberal excess during the past : [few] years.

Adolf Hitler#9

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker pledges to protect Christianity and purge perceived immoral influences from culture and media.
In plain terms
We will protect Christianity and remove bad influences from culture.
What can you take from it?
Culture should reflect Christian values.

Where it applies

  • cultural policy
  • media regulation
  • religious defense

Putting it to work

  • censoring media
  • promoting Christian culture

Questions to consider

  • Who decides what is immoral in culture?
  • How should tradition influence modern media?

Another view

Defining immorality is subjective and often used to suppress dissent.

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